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Greens seek Federal examination of WA proposal to destroy sharks
Published on 5 Oct, 2012 at 10:50 in General News | Viewed 3,062 views times | No Comments
Media Release Australian Greens 5th October 2012 Australian Greens spokesperson on marine and fisheries issues, Senator Rachel Siewert, has asked the Federal Government to look at the WA Government proposal to destroy sharks off WA’s coast. “I have written to the Federal Environment Minister, Mr Burke about this issue, given the considerable actions being proposed
Discussion paper on shark cage diving released by Tasmania
Published on 5 Oct, 2012 at 3:46 in General News | Viewed 3,571 views times | No Comments
News Release Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment / Tasmania October 2012 Shark-Cage Diving and Use of Berley for Fishing and Ecotourism Public comments are invited by 31 October 2012. A paper canvassing views regarding the regulation of shark-cage diving and associated activities. There has been speculation regarding the possible development of a
Palau wins Future Policy Award for its Shark Haven Act
Published on 29 Sep, 2012 at 10:57 in General News | Viewed 2,162 views times | No Comments
Press release – for immediate release The World Future Council 26. September 2012 Saving oceans and coasts – outstanding political solutions Future Policy Award 2012 goes to Palau In the small Micronesian Republic local people live in peace with sharks / Exemplary policies from Namibia and the Philippines win Silver Awards New York, 26 September
Shark fin bans ensnare New England fishermen
Published on 20 Sep, 2012 at 17:54 in General News | Viewed 2,608 views times | No Comments
By Beth Daley, The Boston Globe, 16. September 2012 SIX MILES OFF CHATHAM — Greg Walinski leaned over the side of his boat and pulled spiny dogfish one by one off hooks he hauled from 70 feet below. Within an hour, the floor of the Alicia Ann was writhing with hundreds of the 3-foot-long, yellow-eyed
Chatham: The presence of sharks and tagging of 20 ft great white closes Lighthouse Beach
Published on 13 Sep, 2012 at 19:16 in General News | Viewed 3,458 views times | 1 Comment
LOCAL NOTICE TO MARINERS & SWIMMERS 1:00 p.m. E.S.T. September 13, 2012 Note by SYM: Please see also the related previous notice from August 29. Chatham: East-facing Ocean Beaches closed due to white shark activity Effective immediately, by order of the Harbormaster, Lighthouse Beach is closed to swimming until further notice. Yesterday the Division of
Great White Shark caught in Corsica and other Shark Records from France
Published on 9 Sep, 2012 at 16:46 in Front Page, General News, Shark News | Viewed 13,094 views times | 2 Comments
A great white shark from Corsica (Specimen No.1) and two noteworthy recent shark records (Specimen No. 2 and 3) from France. We have received the news from the Corsica – Mediterranean Shark Research Group that a juvenile great white shark ( Carcharodon carcharias ) was recently caught in a fishing net off the French island of Corsica.
Dead Great White Shark found beached in Rhode Island
Published on 1 Sep, 2012 at 11:12 in General News | Viewed 4,347 views times | 2 Comments
Helmut Nickel, Shark Year Magazine, 01. September 2012 The carcass of a great white shark Carcharodon carcharias washed ashore in Westport (Rhode Island) on Saturday, September 1st. Gary Severa spotted the fish in the surf while he was fishing at Brayton Point. The angler used his fishing rod to estimate the length of the shark.
DENR-7 supports move to stop whale shark feeding in Oslob
Published on 1 Sep, 2012 at 3:57 in General News | Viewed 2,506 views times | No Comments
By Hazel F. Gloria Thursday 30th of August 2012 CEBU CITY, August 30 (PIA) — The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) 7 will support moves to stop tourists and scuba divers in Oslob, Cebu from feeding whale sharks or Rhincodon typus. DENR 7 will hold consultation meetings or dialogues with the Bureau of
Chatham: East-facing Ocean Beaches closed due to white shark activity
Published on 31 Aug, 2012 at 12:19 in General News | Viewed 5,330 views times | No Comments
LOCAL NOTICE TO MARINERS & SWIMMERS 5:00 p.m. E.S.T. August 29, 2012 Over the last several days, the Town of Chatham has received information from private parties, state division of marine fisheries and commercial fishermen that has led us to conclude that white shark activity has apparently increased in the vicinity of Chatham’s eastern, ocean
Public warned to keep out of water around whale carcass in Pahoa
Published on 25 Aug, 2012 at 18:06 in General News | Viewed 2,244 views times | No Comments
DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES News Release NEIL ABERCROMBIE GOVERNOR WILLIAM J. AILA JR CHAIRPERSON For Immediate Release: August 23, 2012 Signs posted on coastline – sharks actively feeding HILO — The Department of Land and Natural Resources is warning the public to keep out of the nearshore and ocean waters off Pahoa, due